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Every stage of your people plan, with clear scope and fees.

I partner with you in various stages, depending on your specific needs. Most firms start with a Talent Health Check, then choose the additional work that suits them. Every engagement has a fixed fee, agreed in writing before we start.

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Study

Where does your talent stand today?

Start here

Talent Health Check

A fixed-fee diagnostic of your leadership pipeline, succession risk and retention hotspots. You get an honest outside view from someone who has led talent inside a global design firm, and a clear plan for the next 90 days.

  • A review of your people data: headcount, performance, promotions, attrition and hiring
  • Confidential interviews with key leaders and rising talent
  • A management-ready report and a findings workshop with your leadership team
  • A 90-day action plan with clear priorities
Length
3 to 4 weeks
Fee
From AED 23,000
For firms of up to 100 people. Larger or multi-office firms are quoted on scope.
Good to know
Book a Talent Blueprint or a Leadership Pipeline Programme within three months and 50% of the Health Check fee comes off the price.
Book a Health Check
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Blueprint

What should your people plan look like?

Design the future

Talent Blueprint

Your people plan, designed with the same care and attention to detail as your projects. We agree the brief from your Health Check, then design the parts that matter most to your next stage of growth.

  • Talent strategy linked to your business plan
  • Learning and culture development programmes and leadership-team design
  • A succession map for your most critical roles
  • If applicable, a new office or new market staffing plan, from first hires to local leadership
Length
Typically 4 to 8 weeks
Fee
Fixed fee on scope
Agreed after your Health Check, so you only pay for what you need.
Plan your people
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Build

Put the plan in place.

Leadership Pipeline Programmes are focused on helping your people develop the skills they need to step up. Each programme combines workshops and coaching, with a cadence that doesn't take your teams away from their projects.

First step into management

Designer to Project/Design Manager

For talented designers and engineers taking on their first project management role, leading teams and client relationships.

  • 4 months
  • Medium group cohort
  • In-house

Format

  • 4 half-day workshops
  • 2 group coaching sessions
  • A live project brief from your firm

Outcome: confident project leads who run teams, budgets and clients well.

Moving beyond project delivery

Project/Design Manager to Director

For team leaders who are ready to lead more people, win work and shape the studio, not only deliver projects.

  • 6 months
  • Small group cohort
  • In-house

Format

  • 6 monthly half-day workshops
  • 360 feedback
  • 3 one-to-one coaching sessions each
  • Sponsor check-ins and a live firm project

Outcome: a bench of directors ready to take your firm to the next level.

Owning revenue

New Studio Leader

For leaders taking on a new studio, whether promoted from within or newly hired.

  • 90 days
  • One-to-one

Format

  • Stakeholder interviews and 360 feedback
  • Tailored personality and leadership style assessment
  • A 90-day transition plan
  • 6 coaching sessions
  • A review with the sponsor

Outcome: a faster, safer start in a high-stakes role.

Leading the business

Studio Leader to Managing Director/Partner

For directors moving towards leading an entire office or a new market, where money, business acumen and the firm's future are now part of the job.

  • 9 months
  • One-to-one

Format

  • 360 feedback and tailored leadership style assessments and analysis
  • 8 coaching sessions
  • A managing director business case
  • A quarterly peer forum and invite-only industry roundtables

Outcome: confident business leaders ready to own the firm's growth.

In-house cohorts from AED 38,000

Depending on the number of participants and the duration of the programme.

Discuss a programme
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Handover

Make it last.

Coaching for individuals

Leading Through Change

One-to-one coaching for people stepping up, relocating or changing direction in a fast-changing industry. This can be part of a firm engagement, and is also open to individuals.

  • 6 sessions of 75 minutes over 3 to 4 months
  • Email and phone support between sessions
  • Online or in person in Abu Dhabi and Dubai

I'm completing ICF-accredited coach training, so a limited number of places are available at a founding rate.

Length
3 to 4 months
Fee
AED 3,900
Founding rate for 6 sessions. Limited places.
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Talent Partner · By invitation

A Head of Talent for a select few firms.

For early-stage and mid-size firms without full-time senior HR leadership, I act as a fractional Head of Talent: hiring, succession, people decisions, employee relations, labour law compliance, office establishment and coaching for the leadership team. I keep this partnership to three firms at any one time, so each gets real depth.

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Three partner places. Enquiries for 2027 are open.

How it works

  • 12-month partnership, reviewed every quarter with your leadership.
  • Set number of days per month, shaped around your plan and your calendar.
  • Priority access to programmes and retained searches, on preferred terms.
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How I work

Simple, transparent terms.

  • Fixed fees

    Every engagement has a written proposal and a fixed lump-sum fee before we begin.

  • Founding rates

    The first three clients for each service receive founding rates until 30 June 2027.

  • UAE-licensed and founded

    Fees are in AED. I work across the UAE, the wider GCC and beyond.

  • Tailored options available

    One size doesn't fit all. I'm always open to building a programme that delivers exactly what you need right now.

Where should we start?

With a Talent Health Check. It shows where the real risks and opportunities are, and if you book a Talent Blueprint or a Leadership Pipeline Programme within three months, 50% of the Health Check fee comes off the price.

Why are prices shown as "from"?

Fees depend on the number of participants and the duration and size of the project. You'll always see the full fee in a written proposal before you commit.

Can a programme run for just one or two people?

Yes, absolutely. All Leadership Pipeline Programmes can run one-to-one, and you can always start with coaching before building a cohort.

Do you work outside the UAE?

Yes. I'm based in Abu Dhabi and have led talent work across the Middle East, Africa, Asia-Pacific and Europe. Travel outside the UAE is agreed in the proposal.

All fees are in UAE dirhams (AED) and exclude VAT where applicable.

Not sure where to start?

Tell me what's happening with your people. I'll suggest the right first step, even if it isn't working with me.

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